NEW YORK — J. Michael Cline, a co-founder of Fandango, an online ticketing company that changed how Americans went to the movies, died this week after falling from the twentieth floor of a Manhattan hotel, according to police. NYCPD Found Cline New York City police officers, who responded to a...
New Study Shows Promise and Caution for Magic Mushrooms
A recent study published in Nature reveals fascinating insights into how psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, affects the human brain. Conducted by researchers from Washington University School of Medicine and other institutions, this study highlights the potential benefits and the necessary cautions associated with psilocybin use. Psilocybin is...
Why Does Venezuela’s President Appear on the Ballot 13 Times?
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — On July 28, President Nicolás Maduro will appear over and over again on Venezuela’s presidential ballot. His challengers, including the leading opposition candidate, are farther down and appear far fewer times. Ballot Features 38 Different Parties The ballot features 38 different political parties. They make the election...
JD Vance’s Public Venmo Reveals Ties to Elites, Project 2025
Senator J.D. Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, has a public Venmo account that reveals his extensive network of connections, according to a WIRED analysis. The account showcases Vance's ties to GOP heavyweights, wealthy financiers, tech executives, and fellow Yale Law School graduates — the very elites he often criticizes....
A Daily Pill to Prevent STIs? It May Work, Scientists Say
A daily dose of a widely used antibiotic can prevent some infections with syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia, potentially a new solution to the escalating crisis of sexually transmitted infections, scientists reported Thursday. Study Was Small Their study was small and must be confirmed by more research. Scientists still have to...
America’s Allies in Middle East See Some Advantages in Potential 2nd Trump Presidency
This week’s Republican convention in Milwaukee has brought the prospect of former President Donald Trump’s return to the White House into focus, and leaders in Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, the principal U.S. allies in the Middle East, are calculating what it could mean for their domestic and regional agendas....
Comedian Bob Newhart, Deadpan Master of Sitcoms and Telephone Monologues, Dies at 94
LOS ANGELES — Bob Newhart, the deadpan accountant-turned-comedian who became one of the most popular TV stars of his time after striking gold with a classic comedy album, has died at 94. Newhart Died Tuesday After Illnesses Jerry Digney, Newhart's publicist, says the actor died Thursday in Los Angeles after a...
CA Mom Pleads Guilty to Masterminding $8 Million Makeup Theft Ring From Her Mansion
Michelle Mack, a 53-year-old woman from Bonsall, California, has pleaded guilty to charges of organized retail theft and conspiracy. According to prosecutors, Mack orchestrated an $8 million cosmetics theft ring, recruiting women to steal high-demand makeup products from retailers like Ulta and Sephora, which she then sold on her Amazon...
California Sent a Mentally Ill Man to a State Hospital. Then It Charged Him $760,000
The first bill arrived in Sultan Khan's mailbox two years after his release from Napa State Hospital. Khan had received psychiatric treatment there for three years after pleading not guilty by reason of insanity to a criminal charge stemming from an assault. He stared in disbelief at the paper in...
How Donald Trump Shaped the 2024 GOP Platform
From dictating exactly what he wanted party principles to say to confiscating delegates’ phones at the convention, the way Donald Trump went about getting his Republican Party platform adopted shows how much of an imprint he’s had on the party. - By The New York Times Copyright 2024 The New...